Infected by a zombie bite, Anling's days are numbered. She must now fight to survive, not for herself but her young son, Cody. Ensure Cody's survival in this zombie infested world by protecting him, searching for safety, and teaching him valuable skills, at any cost.
A case where it starts with a great core idea, and some elements that work, but has just enough shortcomings to fall flat
Undying is a title that combines three components that usually go together very well: management, survival and roguelike. However, none of them are fully developed. In addition, none of them is the main protagonist of the story, leaving everything halfway. This means that the title will not satisfy lovers of any of the three styles. Of all this, the...
Do you have what it takes to teach your son how to survive in this new reality?
I thoroughly enjoyed Undying although it feels like it is missing an extra layer of something unique to make it innovative. There are so many different gameplay mechanics that it feels more like busy work than actually playing the game to have fun, especially since the story and the combat are uninspired.
The core ideas of Undying are what keep me coming back and what makes me want to see it through again and again. Sure, there are some translation errors, but the beating heart of it all – to make a future for your child against the screaming of the blade of time – is what makes itself most well known. It’s bleak, it’s sad, but it’s a microcosm of what...
